Abu Talal al-Qasimi

Abu Talal al-Qasimi (1957-1995) was an al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya leader who was the mastermind of the 1995 Rijeka bombing during the Bosnian War.

Biography
Abu Talal al-Qasimi was born in 1957 in Qena, Egypt, and he graduated from the faculty of engineering and department of mechanics. al-Qasimi joined al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya and was a member of its shura council, and he persuaded Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman to take over the group's leadership. He escaped from prison in 1988 and headed to Afghanistan, where he helped in fighting the Soviet Union during the Soviet-Afghan War, and he later resettled in Denmark. The start of the Bosnian War led to him attempting to head to Bosnia and Herzegovina to join the Bosnian Mujahideen, but he was arrested by the Croatian Defense Council. Turned over to the government of Egypt, he was executed in 1995. The 1995 Rijeka bombing was launched in response to his arrest.